Saturday, 10 December 2016

Hanuman Chalisa History In Popular Music

Lord Hanuman is well known for his extreme devotion to Lord Rama. Lord Hanuman is always depicted in the Indian folklaire as an icon of true devotion and a symbol of the power of true devotion and chastity.
Lord Hanuman's devotion to Lord Rama is symbolic of the devotion of the enlightened individual soul towards the supreme soul.
Many stories from the Indian literature tell the tales of Lord Hanuman protecting devotees of Lord Rama and helping those who seek his either spiritually or otherwise. Swami Tulasidas has written these lines in respect of Lord Hanuman's great character, in praise of his powers and also devotion.

Hanuman Chalisa History In Popular Music:

Popular playback singers who have sung the Hanuman Chalisa include Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor, S.P.Balasubramaniam, Shankar Mahadevan and Udit Narayan[84] A song from a Bollywood movie London Dreams, starring Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan, and movie Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! starring Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi.[citation needed] It is also used in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham as a short song.

[citation needed] In the movie 1920 (directed by Vikram Bhatt), Hanuman Chalisa is frequently used in different scenes.[citation needed] Also used for the song 'Selfie Le Le Re' in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.[citation needed] These movies have a part/or the entirety of the Hanuman Chalisa.[citation needed] The Hanuman Chalisa has been sung by Amitabh Bachchan in chorus with twenty other singers.[84] This recording was released as a part of the "Shri Hanuman Chalisa" album in 2011 and received an unprecedented response by the releasing music label during November 2011.